Bedstead



Dec. 27, 1932. A. FEATHERMAN 1,892,427

I BEDSTEAD Filed Sept. 26. 1950 INVENTOR. I

' 1 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 27, 1932 UNITED STATES IRVING A. FEATHERMAN,OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK IBEDSTEAD Application filed September 26, 1930.Serial No. 484,592.

- This invention relates to bedsteads.

More particularly the invention is directed to metal bedsteads of thekind made to simulate the wooden bed and wherein for such purpose it isdesirable to provide side rails having provision for supporting theusual bed springs so as to conceal the latter from View, to aid incompletely producing the effect of the wood construction, and it is oneof the objects of this invention to provide a highly practical andeflicient side rail construction for this purpose. The side rails inaccordance with this invention are made of hollow tubing provided with aweb for supportlng spring rests, wh1cl1 web 1s so constructed as to addrigidity to the rail and provide an effective and improved support forsuch spring rests in such manner as to hide the latter from view. Theends of the side rails are received in caps having sockets snuglyreceiving said ends and assuring a perfeet fit, said end caps beingfurther constructed with means for aligning the same with the cornerposts of the bedstead, thereby assuring a perfect locking attachment tothe corner posts and yet permitting easy disengagement from the posts bya slight upward tap on the bottom of the side rails.

A further object of this invention is to provide a strong, ruggedbedstead of the character described which shall be comparativelyinexpensive to manufacture, comprise few and simple parts, easy tofabricate, assemble and disassemble and which shall yet be practical andefficient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims. 7

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a metal bedstead embodying theinvention;

'end castings or caps;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional enlarged'view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the opposite side of thestructure shown in Fig.2;

Fig. 4: is an exploded, fragmentary en-. larged view illustrating themethod of assembling the ends of the side rails with the Fig. 5 is across-sectional 55 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is across-sectional slightly reduced view taken on line 6-6 ofFig. 2.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a bedsteadembodying the in' vention, here shown in the form of an all metal bedand comprising end supports 11 and 12 having corner posts 13 removablysupporting, in the manner hereinafter described, the hollow side rails14. Supported on said side rails 1 f as hereinafter described, are aplurality of spring rests or supports 15 for supporting the usual bedsprings.

Each of said corner posts 13 comprises an upright tubular member 20 towhich is riveted, as byrivets 21, a vertical member 22 having a wallportion 23 contacting the outer face of said tubular member 20, and awall portion 24 formed with a plurality of aligned books 25. Theportions 24 on the corner 7 posts 18 on each side of the bed extendtoward each other for supporting the side rail 14 disposed between them.

Each of the side rails 14 is preferably made of hollow, cold-rolledmetal tubing and comprises an outer vertical wall 27, a horizontal topwall 28, and'a bottom horizontal wall 29, said bottom wall 29 beingpreferably wider than the upper wall 28 for the purpose hereinafterappearing.

Extending downwardly from said top wall 28 is an inner wall portion 30parallel to said wall 27; and extending upwardlyfrom the bottom wall 29is a wall portion 81.like Q wise parallel to said wall 27. The wallportions 30 and 31 are interconnected by an intermediate wall portion 32forming a sup porting web orledge and preferably down wardly andrearwardly sloped toward said rear wall 27 and forming an upper curvedview taken on line edge 33. The rail 14 is preferably made of a singlepiece of metal and formed with a lock seam or welded joint in one of thelower corners thereof. The ends of the elongated side rails 14 arepreferably open.

Means is provided for mounting the side rails 14 on the hook portions ofthe corner posts 13. To this end, there is provided for each end of theside rails 14, a cap made of metal casting or stamping. Each cap 35 isformed with a socket 36 for receiving the end of the rail 14 preferablyby a snug frictional fit, said socket having an angular surface 37contacting the top inclined surface of said angular wall portion 32. Theend edges 14a of said side rails 14 are adapted to abut the rearwall. 38of said cap 35 and the sidewalls 39 and 40 of said cap are provided withtwo pair of aligned openings 41 and 42 adapted to register with theopenings 41a and 42a formed adjacent said end edges 14a of the rails.Extending thru the aligned openings 41, 41a is a rivet 44 having a head45 formed with an enlargedbutton 46. A similar rivet 44a having a head45a, and button 46a, extends thru the aligned openings 42, 42a wherebythe rails are firmly and securely fixed to the end caps 35. The heads45, 45a of said rivets 44, 44a are adapted to be engaged within the hookportions 25 of the corner posts, the buttons 46, 46a serving to preventlateral movement, of the side rails. Each cap 35 is further formed witha web or outwardly extending integral edge portion 50- adapted toproject into or abut the inner corner 51 formed at the junction of.portions 23 and 24 of said member 22. Contact of said web 50 within thecorner 51 serves to properly align the side rails with respect to theposts. A slight tap however, on the underside of the side rails willcause disengagement of the rails from the posts, as for instance, whendisassembling the bed.

Each of the spring rests 15 comprises an I elongated metallic member ofpreferably angular cross-section and comprises a vertical flange and ahorizontal flange 61. For supporting the ends of thespring rests 15, theside rails 14 are provided with aligned slots 62 in the wall portions31, 32 thereof, into which the ends of the vertical flange 60 areinserted. The horizontal wall portion 61 thus rests on the curved edge33 of the inclined flange 32. The edge contact for the spring rests 15permits slight flexing of said a invention are achieved, and which iswell adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment set forth, it isto be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing, is to be interpreted as. illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a bedstead, in combination, a side rail for a bed comprising anelongated hollow tubular member, a cap receiving an end portion of saidmember, and a rivet extending through the cap and end portion, andformed with a head, said cap having an outwardly extending web, a cornerpost, a bentmember having a portion attached to said corner post and aportion having a hook portion adapted to engage the head of said rivet,said bent member having a corner portion adapted to engage said web foraligning said side rail with respect to said corner post.

2. In a bedstead, an elongated, hollow, tubular side rail made of asingle piece of metal open at an end thereof, said side rail having anouter vertical wall portion and an inner vertical wall portion, saidwall portions hav-' ing aligned openings adjacent the open end of saidrail, an end cap receiving said open end of said rail and having a pairof openings aligned with said first pair of openings, a rivet forfastening said end cap to said rail having a shank extending throughsaid openings, said rivet being provided at one end thereof with a head,and a corner post having a hooked member engaging said head.

3. In a bedstead, in combination, an elongated, hollow, tubular siderail made of a single piece of metal open at one end thereof,

said side rail having an outer vertical wall portion and an innervertical wall portion, said wall portions having aligned openingsadjacent the open end of said rail, an end cap receiving said open endof said rail and having a pair of openings aligned with said first pairof openings, a rivet for fastening said end cap to said rail having ashank extending through said openings, said rivet being provided at oneend thereof with a head, a cylindrical corner post, a member having aportion contacting and fixed to a portion of said corner post, and ahooked portion extending outwardly from said first portion and forming acorner therewith, said hooked portion engaging said head of said rivet,and said end cap having a web contacting the corner portion of saidmember for aligning the side rail with respect to said corner post.

. 4. A side rail for a bedstead comprising an elongated, hollow, tubularmember made of a sin 'le piece of metal and open at the outer endsthereof, said member having an outer vertical wall, a top horizontalWall, a bottom horizontal wall, an inner vertical wall extendingupwardly from said bottom wall, a second inner vertical wall extendingdownwardly from said top wall, and a downwardly and outwardly inclinedwall interconnecting said first and second inner vertical walls, endcaps having sockets snugly receiving the open ends of said member andhaving surfaces contacting each of said walls of said member, and meansfor attaching said end caps to said member comprising a pair of rivetsextending through each cap and adjacent portion of said member, eachrivet being formed with a head at one end thereof.

5. In a bedstead, in combination, an elongated, hollow, tubular siderail comprising an outer vertical wall, a top horizontal wall, a bottomhorizontal wall, an inner vertical wall extending upwardly from saidbottom wall, a second inner vertical wall extending downwardly from saidtop wall, and a downwardly and outwardly inclined wall interconnectingsaid first and second inner vertical walls, said inclined wall formingwith said first inner vertical wall an elongated ed e, said first innervertical wall having a vertical slot and said inclined wall having aslot ex; tending from said first mentioned slot, and a spring rest ofangular construction having a vertical flange and a horizontal flange,said vertical flange extending within said slots, and said vertical slotbeing of such length that the undersurface of said horizontal flangecontacts said edge and is supported directly thereby.

6. In a bedstead, in combination, an elongated, hollow, tubular siderail comprising an outer vertical wall, a top horizontal wall, a bottomhorizontal wall, an inner vertical wall extending upwardly from saidbottom wall, a second inner vertical wall extending clownwardly fromsaid top wall, and an intermediate horizontal wall interconnecting saidfirst and second inner vertical walls, said first inner vertical wall.having a vertical slot and said inclined wall having a slot extendingfrom said first mentioned slot, and a spring rest of angularconstruction having a vertical flange and a horizontal flange, saidvertical flange extendin within said slots, and said vertical slot beingof such length that the under surface of said horizontal flange contactssaid intermediate wall and is supported directly thereby.

7. A side rail for a bedstead comprising an elongated, hollow, tubularmember made of a single piece of metal and open at the outer endsthereof, said member having an outer vertical wall, a top horizontalwall, a bottom horizontal wall, an inner vertical wall extendingupwardly from said bottom wall, a second inner vertical wall extendingdownwardly from said top wall, and an intermediate horizontal wallinterconnecting said first IRVING A. FEATHERMAN.

